Etymograph

English

Wath

Wath comes from Old Norse vað ‘ford’, from Proto-Germanic *wēdiz ‘piece of cloth, garment’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- ‘to bind’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wedʰ-‘to bind’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wédʰ-e-ti‘to bind’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wedaną‘to join, bind, tie’by way of Proto-Germanic *wēdizreconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wēdiz‘piece of cloth, garment’reconstructed
  5. Old Norsec. 800–1350vað‘ford’
  6. EnglishtodayWath

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wedʰ-‘to bind’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*wédʰ-e-ti‘to bind’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wedaną‘to join, bind, tie’by way of Proto-Germanic *wēdizreconstructed
  4. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wēdiz‘piece of cloth, garment’reconstructed
  5. Old Norsec. 800–1350vað‘ford’
  6. EnglishtodayWath

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- ‘to bind’

wedding, engage, wage, wed, gage, wedlock, bahu, 7 more

through Proto-Germanic *wedaną ‘to join, bind, tie’

weeds, 1 more

through Proto-Germanic *wēdiz ‘piece of cloth, garment’

weed, 2 more

Today it means

name A hamlet in Ravenstonedale parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6805).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- / Wath

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